NYPD considering program that exchanges guns for Beyonce concert tickets
A hip-hop mogul has pitched an idea to the New York Police Department that would reward people who surrender their ...
Tag: Gun Buyback
Private Gun Buyers Ambush Police Buyback, Offer Cash Instead Of Gift Cards For Firearms
Seattle, Washington police held a gun buyback program over the weekend for the first time in two decades, but not ...
Buyback program yields a barrel of guns
More than 145 weapons once tucked away in the closets and drawers of local homes will soon be nothing more ...
Stamford, CT Police to buy back guns in exchange for holiday gift cards
In an effort to help cut down on crime, Stamford Police are encouraging people to turn in firearms in exchange ...
Detroit Police Department pays $16,820 for 365 firearms at recent buyback.
Image: cm_e/Flickr The total paid for the guns was $16,820, which came from funds contributed by Catholics in both city ...
Chicago gun buyback raises money for NRA kids’ gun camp.
Chicago’s firearm buyback program, titled “Don’t kill a dream, save a life,” aims to get dangerous weapons off the street. ...
Delaware Senate votes to end state-funded gun “buyback” program.
Image: Hermann for NY Daily News Yesterday, the Delaware Senate defeated Senate Bill 204, legislation to renew the state-funded gun ...
Passaic County, NJ spends $20,000, takes in 282 weapons in Paterson gun buyback program (video).
The funds came out of money seized during drug arrests, but the $20,000 amount covers only the cost of buying ...
Cleveland, Ohio melts down 700 firearms after buyback program (video).
In what has become an annual spectacle, the city dumped more than 700 firearms into the Number 1 Basic Oxygen ...
2 Wounded at LA School When Gun in Backpack Accidentally Fires
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A gun in a 10th-grader's backpack accidentally discharged when he dropped the bag, wounding two students ...